“I’m the king of the world.” The scene: Jack experiences being on a ship for the first time in his life. There were countless iconic moments in Titanic, from “draw me like one of you French girls” to the heartbreaking ‘floating piece of wood scene’ (which we all know was terribly unjust).
But of the many memorable moments, none can quite compare to Jack screaming “I’m the king of the world!” The director James Cameron loved Leo’s little input that he decided to leave it in. We’re not sure if that had anything to do with the success of the film, but the movie did go on to win a mighty 11 Oscars.
They Live!
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum.” The scene: Armed Nada, played by Roddy Piper, attempts to avoid the police by going into a bank. If “They Live!” is not director John Carpenter’s best movie, then its certainly his most ambitious.
The movie gives a brilliant exhibition of satire and is based on the 1963 short story “Eight O’clock in the Morning” by author Ray Nelson. Roddy Piper states that his direction that day was, “Roddy, you’ve got bullets on you, you’ve got a shotgun, you’ve got sunglasses, you go into a bank, you’re not gonna rob it, say something…action!” And chewing bubblegum is what he came up with!
RoboCop
"Give me my f***ing phone call!"
The scene: Clarence Boddicker is at the police station after being attacked by Robocop. The first “Robocop” movie was released in 1987. This classic flick boasts science fiction in an artful way and somehow manages to fuse the nature of human identity with artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and robotics.
It was such a hit that it got two sequels in 1990 and 1993. This line was kind of planned, but it was not officially written in the script. The director’s goal was to get the cast’s genuine reaction from blood being spat on the desk, and it worked!
Dazed and Confused
"Alright, alright, alright."
This scene: Wooderson casually cruises around looking for a joint. This embodied the Matthew McConaughey persona we all know and love today. The reason it seemed so authentic is that it because it truly was and came completely from the actor himself.
That line was never written in the original script but the actor just threw in his magical southern dust. “Dazed and Confused” earned its masterpiece status in part due to it perfectly capturing the vulnerabilities we all experience from time to time. It came out in the early 90s but flawlessly managed to portray and recreate 1970s Texas.
Anchorman
"I'm in a glass case of emotion."
The scene: Ron Burgandy has a breakdown over his lost dog. It’s possible that “Anchorman” is celebrated as one of Will Ferrel’s fan favorites. Leave it up to this funnyman to improvise.
He has been a comedian for decades and of course, made his make on the mother of all improv shows, Saturday Night Live. After that, he pursued his on-screen self, and boy, oh boy, has he been killing it since then. That line was just funny and completely off the cuff, it just flew out of Ferrel and everyone ended up loving it. It's nice one the most quoted lines in the movie.